Oscar W. Strahan
 Strahan pictured in The Pedagog 1921, Southwest Texas State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1891 |
| Died | August 21, 1978 (aged 87) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1913 | Drake |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1934 | Southwest Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1924 | Southwest Texas State |
| 1944–1946 | Southwest Texas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1958 | Southwest Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 72–52–10 (college football) 22–68 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 TIAA (1929) | |
Oscar William Strahan (August 10, 1891 – August 21, 1978) was an American football, basketball, and track coach and college athletics administrator. He was a student-athlete at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa where he was a recipient of the school's Double D Award.[1]
After coaching high school athletics in Iowa for three years, he became the head football coach (1919–1934) and head basketball coach (1920–1924, 1944–1946) at Southwest Texas State University–now known as Texas State University.[2] He also served as the school's athletic director until his retirement and coach track for 39 years.[3]
Strahan died on August 21, 1978.[4]
Head coaching record[]
College football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Independent) (1919–1921) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Southwest Texas State | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1920 | Southwest Texas State | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | Southwest Texas State | 7–0 | |||||||
| Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1931) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Southwest Texas State | 3–3 | 0–3 | T–9th | |||||
| 1923 | Southwest Texas State | 4–4 | 3–4 | 9th | |||||
| 1924 | Southwest Texas State | 5–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1925 | Southwest Texas State | 2–6–1 | 1–6 | 12th | |||||
| 1926 | Southwest Texas State | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1927 | Southwest Texas State | 4–4–1 | 3–1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1928 | Southwest Texas State | 2–7 | 2–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1929 | Southwest Texas State | 6–1–2 | 4–0–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1930 | Southwest Texas State | 5–1–3 | 3–1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1931 | Southwest Texas State | 4–4 | 2–3 | 4th (Eastern) | |||||
| Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Lone Star Conference) (1932–1934) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Southwest Texas State | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933 | Southwest Texas State | 7–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1934 | Southwest Texas State | 2–7–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Southwest Texas State: | 72–52–10 | 32–29–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 72–52–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Oscar Strahan". Drake Bulldogs. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Pedagog - Southwest Texas State Teachers College". Texas State University. 1959. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Strahan-Sweater". Texas State University. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Former AD dies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. August 21, 1978. p. 3D. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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External links[]
Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1978 deaths
- Drake Bulldogs football players
- Texas State Bobcats football coaches
- Texas State Bobcats men's basketball coaches
- Texas State Bobcats athletic directors
- Texas State Bobcats track and field coaches
- High school football coaches in Iowa
- Coaches of American football from Iowa
- Players of American football from Iowa